2. The first college varsity team was established at Castleton State College In Castleton VT in the mid 1960’s. U.S. Women’s soccer did not start until the late 1970’s. It was an outgrowth of the Title IX legislation of 1972. Varsity college teams began to spread in the early 1980’s. By 1981, there were almost 100 varsity programs established in NCAA Women’s soccer. A national squad was established in 1985. The first national women’s league began in 1995. The Early Game in the United States

3. Title IX and the growth of youth and college soccer By 2000, nearly 2.7 million youth were participating in soccer programs. The growth of women’s soccer continued to grow during the late 1990’s passing the men in 1997, and by 1999, there were more women’s varsity programs in the NCAA than the men’s.

4. Title IX Continued A number of factors made women’s participation on soccer grow. The number of NCAA colleges had grown from 750 to over 1,000 during this time. The impact of Title IX required not only equal expenditures among all men’s men’s and women’s sports, also equal participation. By the early 1980’s, the NJCAA and NAIA launched their women’s championship’s, and the NCAA added champions in Division 3 in 1986 and Division 2 in 1988. Click picture for more information

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